Happy Friday! It's been a long rainy week, and I'm excited to snuggle in for the weekend.

Loving the beautiful and theatrical album by Natalie Prass, especially "It Is You" and "Reprise," which is so classic and beautiful that it sounds like the pace of a heartbeat while skipping through the Central Park on an autumn day.

Enjoying a big pot of this soup that I made last night - a delicious recipe for using up the abundant carrots you might have this time of year.

Going deep into the archives of the Innovation Hub podcast, Kara Miller's investigation into thought leaders and thinkers.

And finally, a few words from Rebecca Solnit about how happiness might not be quite what we're looking for in this life.

"I know a woman who was lovingly married for seventy years. She has had a long, meaningful life that she has lived according to her principles. But I wouldn’t call her happy; her compassion for the vulnerable and concern for the future have given her a despondent worldview. What she has had instead of happiness requires better language to describe. There are entirely different criteria for a good life that might matter more to a person — honor, meaning, depth, engagement, hope."